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Welcome to La Para ...

La Para is located on the South Texas Plains.

La Para is located in Live Oak County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of La Para, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

La Para is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: La Para lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for La Para: 361

Communities near La Para ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Para.

  • Beeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • George West
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Three Rivers
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeside
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lakeside is located in San Patricio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Clareville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clareville is located in Bee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clareville
  • Mikeska
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mikeska is located in Live Oak County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikeska
  • Dinero
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Blue Berry Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Blue Berry Hill is located in Bee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Berry Hill
  • Oakville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ike
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ike is located in Live Oak County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around La Para. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Para.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of La Para. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around La Para.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around La Para. See our Newspapers Page for La Para.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Para ...

Looking for more information about La Para? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to La Para, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for La Para.

Adding La Para to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of La Para in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for La Para was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Para.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Live Oak, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around La Para - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.